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The organization was the first hospice program in Northeast Florida and one of a few operating programs in the state when Florida began granting hospice licenses in 1981; [1] Community Hospice received their license in 1983 [2] and in 2008, assisted nearly 1,000 patients daily [3] and more than 6,000 patients a year.
Coastal Hospice and Palliative Care is a non-profit health care organization founded in 1980. [1] It is located in Salisbury, Maryland, and serves Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties. Its mission as a hospice is to serve the needs of the terminally ill in their own homes throughout the four Lower Shore counties.
Gentiva Health Services is a provider of home health care, hospice, and related health services in the United States.The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.Prior to its October 2014 acquisition by Kindred Healthcare, it was a Fortune 1000 company with over $1.7 billion in annual revenue and a member of the S&P 600 index.
In 2007, the mean number of patients being treated in hospice facilities on any given day was 90.2. [citation needed] 79.4% of hospice providers admitted fewer than 500 patients per year. [58] The number of for-profit and non-profit providers has become more balanced as the for-profit sector has grown. [14]
In hospice care, the main guardians are the family care giver(s) and a hospice nurse/team who make periodic visits. Hospice can be administered in a nursing home, hospice building, or sometimes a hospital; however, it is most commonly practiced in the home. [30] Hospice care targets the terminally ill who are expected to die within six months.
VITAS® Healthcare is a provider [1] of end-of-life care in the United States. Operating 53 hospice programs in 15 states and the District of Columbia, [2] VITAS employs 11,000 professionals and serves an average daily census of more than 21,000 patients, according to the company's website.
St. Francis Hospice is an end-of-life care provider in Honolulu, Hawaii.Founded in 1978, it was the first hospice provider in the state, [1] [2] and is part of the St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii. [3]
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is an American automotive aftermarket parts provider. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, it serves professional installer and do it yourself (DIY) customers.